xxix, 1690 pages : 28 cm

This critical care toxicology resource details patient care from hospital admission and treatment all the way through stabilization, monitoring, and discharge. It presents practical, state-of-the-art treatment recommendations based on initial and subsequent presentation of symptoms, and describes when it's safe to discharge the patient. Individual sections comprehensively cover general management of the critically poisoned patient, toxic syndromes, poisoning by medications, drugs of abuse, chemical agents, biological toxins, agents of chemical and biological terrorism, and antidotes

Includes bibliographical references and index

1. The Critically Poisoned Patient -- 2. The Diagnosis of Poisoning -- 3. Therapeutic Approach to the Critically Poisoned Patient -- 4. The Role of Toxicology Laboratory Management in the Acutely Poisoned Patient -- 5. Gastrointestinal Decontamination -- 6. Charcoal -- 7. Extracorporeal Removal of Toxic Substances -- 8. Medical Complications of Poisoning -- 9. Psychiatric Issues in the Critically Poisoned Patient -- 10. The Poisoned Pediatric Patient -- 11. Poisoning in Pregnancy -- 12. Geriatric Poisoning -- 13. The Critically Poisoned Worker -- 14. Complications of Chronic Alcoholism That Impact on Critical Illness -- 15. Poisoning Fatalities -- 16. The Treatment of Critically Ill Patients with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy -- 17. Hepatotoxic Syndromes -- 18. Drug-Induced Renal Failure -- 19. Toxin-Induced Alterations of Consciousness -- 20. Toxin-Induced Seizures -- 21. Cardiac Conduction and Rate Disturbances -- 22. Anticholinergic Syndrome -- 23. Cholinergic Syndrome -- 24. Serotonin Syndrome -- 25. Malignant Syperthermia -- 26. Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome -- 27. Toxic Pulmonary Syndromes -- 28. Hematologic Syndrome Hemolysis, Methemoglobinemia and Sulfhemoglobeiemia -- 29. Acid-Base Disorders -- 30. Withdrawal Syndromes -- 31. Immunologic Reactions to Drugs, Biological Agents, and Chemicals -- 32. Sympathomimetric Syndrome -- 33. Digitalis Glycosides -- 34. B-Blockers -- 35. Calcium Channel Blockers -- 36. Sodium Channel Blocking Antidysrhythmias -- 37. Nitroprusside -- Decongestant/Antihistaminergic/Bronchodilatory 38. Imidazoline, Guanidine and Oxazoline Antihypertensives and Decongestants -- 39. Antihistamines -- 40. Theophylline and Other Methyl Xanthines -- 41. Sympathomimetic Agents -- Psychotropic -- 42. Cyclic Antidepressants -- 43. Monomine Oxidase Inhibitors -- 44. Serotoninergic Antidepressants -- 45. Poisoning by Neuroleptic Agents -- 46. Lithium -- 47. Anxiolytic/Sedative Hypnotics -- 48. Barbituates -- Anticonvulsant -- 49. Phenytoin -- 50. Carbamazepine -- 51. Valproic Acid -- Neuromuscular -- 52. Baclofen -- 53. Centrally Acting Muscle Relaxants -- 54. Anti-Parkinson?s Medications -- Analgesic/Anti-Inflammatory -- 55. Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) -- 56. Opioids -- 57. Salicylates -- 58. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents -- 59. Gold Compounds -- 60. Methotrexate -- Antimicrobial -- 61. Isoniazid -- 62. Rifampin, Dapsone and Vancomycin -- 63. Chloroquine and Quinine -- 64. Lactic Acidosis and Nucleoside Analogue Reserve Transcriptase Inhibitors -- Hematologic -- 65. Iron -- 66. Oral Anticoagulants -- 67. Parenteral Anticoagulants and Thrombolytics -- 68. Antitubulins: Colchicine, Podophyllin, Vincristine and Vinblastin -- 69. Ergot Alkaloids -- 70. Anti-Diabetic Agents -- 71. Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and Its Congeners -- 72. Indole Halllucinogens -- 73. Amphetamines and Derivatives -- 74. Poisoning by PCP and Congeners -- 75. Cocaine Poisoning -- 76. Arsenic -- 77. Cadmium -- 78. Lead -- 79. Mercury -- 80. Miscellaneous Metals -- 81. Phosphorus -- 82. Thallium -- 83. Poisoning by Ethylene Glycol and Glycol Ethers -- 84. Hydrocarbon and Halogenated Hydrocarbons -- 85. Isoproply Alcohol -- 86. Methanol and Formaldehyde Poisoning Pesticides -- 87. Chlorophenoxy Herbicides -- 88. Fumigants -- 89. Fungicides -- 90. Organochlorine Insecticides and Pyrethoids -- 91. Organophosphorus and Carbamate Insecticide -- 92. Paraquat and Diquat -- 93. Rodenticides -- Gases and Vapors -- 94. Carbon Monoxide -- 95. Cyanide Hydrogen Cyanide, Inorganic Cyanide Salts, and Nitriles -- 96. Isocyanates and Other Important Chemical Pulmonary Sensitizers -- 97. Irritant and Toxic Respiratory Injuries -- 98. Hydrogen Sulfide -- Acids and Bases -- 99. Caustics -- 100. Hydrofluoric Acid -- 101. Overview of Snake Envenoming -- 102. Rattlesnakes and Other Crotalids -- 103. North American Coral Snakes and Related Elapids -- 104. Envenoming by European Snakes -- 105. Australian and Pacific Snakes -- 106. Envenomation by Asian Snakes -- 107. Krait Snakes -- 108. Envenomation by African Snakes -- 109. Envenomation by Latin American Snakes -- Arthopods -- 110. Overview of Spider -- 111. Widow and Related Latrodectus Spider Envenomation -- 112. Loxoscelism? Envenomation by Loxosceles Spiders -- 113. Funnel Web Spider Envenomation -- 114. Scorpion Envenomation -- Marine Toxins -- 115. Poisoning by Marine Vertebrates, Coelenterates and Mollusks -- 116. Ciguatera Poisoning -- 117. Scombroid Poisoning -- 118. Tetrodotoxin Poisoning -- Mushrooms -- 119. An Overview of Mushroom Poisoning -- 120. Cyclopeptide Containing Mushrooms: The Deadly Aminitas -- 121. Gyromitra Poisoning -- Plants -- 122. An Overview of Plant and Herbal Toxicity -- 123. Water Hemlock Poisoning -- 124. Poison Hemlock -- 125. Cardiotoxic Plants -- 126. Anticholinergic Plants -- 127. Toxalbumins -- Miscellaneous -- 128. Botulism Poisoning -- 129. Massive Hymenopteran Envenomation -- 130. Chemical and Biological Terrorism Incidents and Intensive Care -- Chemical Agents -- 131. Nerve Agent Poisoning -- Biological Agents -- 132. Anthrax -- 133. Plague -- 134a. Smallpox -- 134b. Encephalitis and Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses -- 135. Immunotherapy of Poisonings -- 136. N-Acetylcysteine -- 137. Opioid Antagonists -- 138. Flumzanil -- 139. British Anti-Lewisite -- 140. Calcium Disodium EDTA -- 141. Succimer -- 142. DMPS -- 143. Deferoxamine -- 144. Atropine -- 145. Oximes -- 146. Bromocriptine -- 147. Pyridoxine -- 148. Nitrites -- 149. Thiosulfate -- 150. Cyanide Binding Anidotes: Dicobalt Edetate and Hydroxycobalamin -- 151. Ethanol -- 152. Fomepizole -- 153. Physostigmine -- 154. Anti-Digitalis Fab Fragments -- 155. Methylene Blue -- 156. Dantrolene -- 157. Folic and Folinic Acid -- 158. Thiamine -- 159. 4-Diamethylaminopherol (4-DMAP) as Antidote for Poisoning by Cyanide

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